A/N: I'm really excited about this chapter! Mostly because this is the first chapter where multiple people are having a conversation, which meant I had to be really careful with my lack of speech tags. Hopefully it's obvious who's talking! Also, on a personal note it's my two year anniversary…soo I'm feeling extra romantic! Just imagine how much fuel there is for my fangirl fire!

Disclaimer: Not mine!

I remember how I got my very first date.

Usually those come before first kisses, but I guess I've always been a little unconventional.

It was a week after my midnight-rendezvous with the thief known as Touzoku Bakura. Having gotten to school earlier than usual, I decided to head to the classroom in case Anzu or Yuugi had already arrived.

Half way there, I was stopped in my tracks by a terrifyingly familiar laugh. I looked around disbelievingly and finally settled my eyes on the source –which was indeed the white haired thief from the previous week.

He was standing in a semi-circle with a tall, broad-shouldered Egyptian (I knew immediately because he had quite a resemblance to me), another albino who looked eerily like a cleaned up version of Bakura, and Ryuji Otogi.

"I told you, Bakura. I'll make it up to you eventually. Me and Ryou had a date night, I was leaving in a rush!"

"Yah, yah…every night is a 'date night' for you two. You're starting to make me feel like I never get laid."

"B-Bakura!"

"What? The apartment walls are thin."

"Awe, are you a screamer little Ryou?"

"Back off Ryuji. I'm the only one who can talk to Ryou like that."

"Oh come on, I was just having some fun, Mariku. There are plenty of willing people to keep me satisfied. Ryou's not my type anyways. I'm in the mood for someone a bit edgier."

"Whatever you say, Ryuji. You'd screw anything on two legs, the easier the better."

"What can I say? I have a rare condition."

"Yah, it's called being a man-whore, and it's really not that rare."

I watched their conversation like a game of competitive Ping-Pong. These guys were all crazy –though I now knew who to thank for my inadvertent introduction to Touzoku Bakura.

Sadly, if seen in daylight, I was certain we would never be mistaken for one another. This Mariku was much more…muscle-y than I could ever hope to be.

But his hair! What did he do, stick a fork in a socket?

With a simpering sniff, I decided I could do better than that.

Remembering my original meeting with Ryuji, a light bulb went off in my head. Pretending to stumble forward, I managed to brush up against his slender body.

"Wow! What are you –oh, hey Marik! We seem to run into each other a lot, eh?"

"My clumsy feet must be trying to send me a message."

"Heh, you hitting on me or something?"

"I dunno, am I? I thought you were supposed to be the senpai here."

My bold intro had definitely earned me curious looks from the group of older males. I fought the urge to stand on my tip-toes so I'd be on level with them.

I noted that Bakura was the shortest of the group, but definitely the fiercest looking.

Taking another glance at the big Egyptian guy, I considered revising that. He was pretty tough looking, too.

"Oh-hoh! Someone's got a mouth on them! Funny, I was just saying I was looking for something a bit edgier for my diet…"

"Oh, Ryuji. His only a sophomore. He's not a meal to be had."

The person scolding him was Bakura's look-alike. Though his hair was properly combed and his face looked much softer and inviting, no one would be fooled into thinking they were anything but twins. Especially not with that shocking white hair.

"I dunno, he looks pretty delicious to me. You don't mind if I admire you, do you Marik?"

"Of course not, Ryuji-senpai. From you, it's a high compliment."

"Not that high of a compliment. He'll go for anyone that feeds his ego. Though I'll admit, I like your earrings. They look expensive."

That cool voice was unmistakeable, even during the day. It seemed even chillier now than it had that night.

Glancing at him dismissively, I found it hard to tear my eyes away from his burning gaze, like he wanted to scorch a hole right through me.

Reaching up, I flicked one of the heavy gold pendants.

"These things? I guess. They were a gift from my last date. He was kind of a jerk though."

"At least you got away with his gold though, eh Marik? And don't mind Bakura. He's got magpie eyes. Anything above 10 karats isn't safe around him."

I pretended to laugh along with Ryuji, hoping it was just pissing Bakura off even more. I hadn't really thought about what I was wearing when I approached the older boys, but obviously it had worked to my advantage.

I had never really been in the situation to flirt before –while high school was better than middle, there were still a lot of homophobes around- but I was starting to think I was pretty good at it.

"So, Marik. What do you think? Me and you tonight, hit the bar for drinks and dinner? I know a hot waitress who won't card you if we tip extra."

"Ryuji…"

Ryou's warning bought me a couple seconds to think. I had only planned on making Bakura jealous when I approached the group, just to catch his attention, but it seemed my plan had worked too well.

Ryuji was actually asking me out!

Glancing out of the corner of my eye at Bakura, I was startled to see that he was actually smirking a bit, staring straight at me. Like he didn't care at all if I said yes!

Well, I'd show him.

"Sure, but you better get my number, because you know I only go after older guys for their wheels."

I earned more laughter from the group (minus Bakura, I noticed a bit smugly) and wrote my contact information on Ryuji's hand.

His hand had probably held lots of numbers in the past. This was nothing more serious than that.

But just the same, I couldn't help feeling a bit nervous. This was bigger than anything I had expected. This was my first date.

And I didn't know at all if I was ready for that.

But I knew I was going to do it anyways, because I had something to prove, and it turned out I did have some pride to defend after all.

A/N: I bet when I introduced the chapter talking about a first date you weren't expecting THAT! First ya'll had to deal with YuugixMarik and now we've got some weird RyujixMarik going on! What in the world is happening in this story? You'll just have to stay tuned in to find out ;) (P.S. this is just sort of a whimsical post…I got bored of waiting! I'm too excited to hear what you think!)